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Code of Federal Regulations Title 21. Food and Drugs § 21.520.1196 Ivermectin and pyrantel tablets

Current as of January 02, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) Specifications. Each chewable tablet contains either 68 micrograms (μg) of ivermectin and 57 milligrams (mg) of pyrantel (as pamoate salt), or 136 μg and 114 mg, or 272 μg and 227 mg, respectively.

(b) Sponsors. See Nos. 000010, 051311, and 063604 in § 510.600(c) of this chapter.

(c) Conditions of use—

(1) Dogs—

(i) Amount. Administer a minimum of 6 μg of ivermectin and 5 mg of pyrantel per kilogram (2.72 μg and 2.27 mg per pound) of body weight monthly.

(ii) Indications for use. To prevent canine heartworm disease by eliminating the tissue larval stages of Dirofilaria immitis for up to a month (30 days) after infection and treatment and control of adult ascarids Toxocara canis and Toxascaris leonina, and adult hookworms Ancylostoma caninum, A. braziliense, and Uncinaria stenocephala.

(iii) Limitations. Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian.

(2) [Reserved]

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